Oleksandr Rykun

Oleksandr Rykun

Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Valeriyovych Rykun
Date of birth	(1978-05-06) 6 May 1978
Place of birth	Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	FC Metalurh Novomoskovsk	37	(7)
1997	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	24	(1)
1998–2003	FC Metalurh Mariupol	114	(29)
2003–2007	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	71	(10)
2007–2010	Metalist Kharkiv	91	(9)
2010	Vorskla Poltava
International career‡
2002–2006	Ukraine	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2010

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valeriyovich and the family name is Rykun.

Oleksandr Rykun (Ukrainian: Олександр Валерійович Рикун; born 6 May 1978 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a retired football player of the Ukrainian national football team who played as a midfielder.

His son Anton is also a player, a midfielder for FC Dnipro.

Career

Rykun started his career for FC Metalurh Novomoskovsk in 1995. He played there until 1997 when he transferred to Dnipro in 1997. In 1998, he transferred to FC Metalurh Mariupol where he played until 2003. He then transferred back to Dnipro. He debuted in the Vyscha Liha on 17 March 1998 against FC Chernomorets Odessa. The best player of Ukrainian Premier League 2003-04.

Statistics

• Rykun played 71 matches for Dnipro and scored 10 goals.
• He played 114 matches for Mariupol and scored 29 goals.
• He played 8 matches for the Ukrainian national football team.

External links

• Profile of Oleksandr Rykun
• Oleksandr Rykun at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)